"Caterpillar" is one of the main elements in Irish lace. It serves both for the manufacture of independent parts and for building various geometric compositions on the finished product. Irish lace can be complemented with interesting details such as scallops.
Instructions
Step 1
When you learn to knit a "caterpillar", you can take this pattern as a basis when creating napkins, gloves or hats, and also use it as an ornament on a finished product. For example, like the stem of a flower or the trunk of a tree. "Caterpillar" can serve as a belt, straps for a top or a swimsuit, as well as lacing.
Step 2
So, to tie an even round lace with an original pattern that looks like a spikelet, pick up the thread of the right color and arm yourself with a crochet. The thickness of the threads and the number of the hook can be very different, the thicker the thread you choose, the wider the lace you will end up with.
Step 3
Cast on a chain of three air loops.
Step 4
Now crochet the working thread and pull the loop out of the second loop from the hook. In the same way, from the next loop of the first row, try to pull out another one. As a result, you should have three loops on your hook.
Step 5
Then, lower the first two stitches off the hook and try to hold them with two fingers.
Step 6
Holding the lowered loops in your left hand, grab the working thread with the crochet and, as usual, knit the loop that remains on the hook.
Step 7
After knitting the remaining loop, carefully grab one loop that you were holding with your fingers, put it on the hook and knit in the same way.
Step 8
After that, in the same way, place the loop remaining in the fingers on the hook and knit it in the same way. Thus, you will have three loops on the hook again.
Step 9
Now pull the two outermost loops off the hook again.
Step 10
Knit the loop remaining on the hook in the usual manner.
Step 11
Then first release one loop that you lowered and knit, and then put a third on the hook and do the same with it as with the previous one.
Step 12
Repeat all the previous steps, maintaining the sequence, several times until you get the required lace length.
